Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 138 | 131 | 133 | 87 | 58 | 78 | 112 | 115 | 65 | 115 | 198 | 304 | 440 | 427 | 334 | 212 | 204 | 160 | 154 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.70m | 2:02AM1.65m | 2:23PM1.73m | 2:44AM1.72m | 3:05PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.38m | 7:48PM0.36m | 8:04AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 156 | 138 | 131 | 133 | 87 | 56 | 78 | 112 | 115 | 65 | 45 | 198 | 304 | 440 | 427 | 334 | 212 | 204 | 160 | 154 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 115 | 64 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 51 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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